Control overlay for user interface elements

A method comprising:

• receiving a first user input to activate a control overlay;
• receiving a second user input comprising a request associated with two or more user interface elements from among a plurality of user interface elements displayed within a user interface, each of the two or more user interface element having particular dimensions and being associated with an initial selectable area, the received request comprising a request to enlarge the initial selectable area corresponding to each of the two or more user interface elements;
• displaying the control overlay for each of the two or more user interface elements via the user interface, the control overlay being partially translucent and comprising an enlarged selectable area for each of the two or more user interface elements that is larger than and encompasses the initial selectable area of each of the two or more user interface elements, wherein the two or more user interface elements remain visible and have the particular dimensions after initiation of the display of the control overlay;;
• detecting an input command via the enlarged selectable area of the control overlay;
• and
• in response to the detection of the input command, selecting the at least one of the two or more user interface elements displayed via the user interface.

A method comprising:

• receiving a first user input to activate a control overlay;
• receiving a second user input comprising a request associated with a column from among a plurality of columns displayed within a user interface, the column comprising a plurality of selectable items, each of the selectable items having particular dimensions;
• displaying the control overlay for the column via the user interface, the control overlay being partially translucent and comprising a plurality of selectable areas corresponding to the plurality of selectable items of the column, where the plurality of selectable areas are larger than and encompass the plurality of selectable items of the column, respectively wherein the selectable items remain visible and have the particular dimensions after initiation of the display of the control overlay;
• detecting an input command via a selectable area of the control overlay;
• and
• selecting, via the user interface, a selectable item of the plurality of selectable items that corresponds to the selectable area of the control overlay where the input command is detected.